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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: All eyes on Johnson and Halladay — A lot could be riding on Josh Johnson and Roy Halladay in their starts on Sunday — Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. — If the 2012 trading deadline action …
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Associated Press, Phillies Nation and Baseball Time in Arlington
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Stark On Johnson, Rangers, Phillies
Stark On Johnson, Rangers, Phillies
Discussion:
Crashburn Alley and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Johnson Ties Career High With 6 Walks for Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — With scouts from about a dozen teams watching, Josh Johnson tied a career high with six walks as the Miami Marlins rallied from a two-run deficit and beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 in 10 innings Sunday.
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Harvey Fialkov / Boston Herald:
Marlins new rookie pitcher Nate Eovaldi sparkles in victory over Padres
Marlins new rookie pitcher Nate Eovaldi sparkles in victory over Padres
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Gaslamp Ball
Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Morneau homers to help Twins sweep Indians 5-1 — MINNEAPOLIS—Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer, Brian Duensing threw six smooth innings as a late fill-in for Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins finished a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Discussion:
Twinkie Town and TSN.ca
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Francisco Liriano
White Sox Acquire Francisco Liriano
Discussion:
Minor League Ball and South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Peralta Homers Twice as Tigers Beat Blue Jays — TORONTO (AP) — Jhonny Peralta hit two home runs, Doug Fister pitched eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. — The Tigers had lost four of five and fallen out of the AL Central lead.
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Yahoo! Sports and CBSSports.com
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Larry Millson / Globe and Mail:
Peralta and Fister help Tigers avoid sweep with 4-1 win over Jays
Peralta and Fister help Tigers avoid sweep with 4-1 win over Jays
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Bluebird Banter, TSN.ca and Associated Press
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres ink Street to two-year contract extension — SAN DIEGO — From Rollie Fingers to Goose Gossage, Mark Davis to Trevor Hoffman and Heath Bell, the Padres have had long history of successful closers. — They think Huston Street fits that tradition, which is why the team announced Sunday …
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Gaslamp Ball
T.R. Sullivan / Postcards From Elysian Fields:
Feliz scratched from Sunday start — Disconcerting news for the Rangers about a big piece... Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz has been scratched from Sunday's start with Triple A Round Rock because of further discomfort in his right elbow. He was scheduled to pitch for Round Rock on rehab assignment against Memphis.
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Yahoo! Sports, Baseball Time in Arlington, Lone Star Ball and HardballTalk
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets talked to Cubs about Soto — The Mets talked with the Chicago Cubs recently about acquiring catcher Geovany Soto, but a deal is not likely, a baseball official with direct knowledge of the situation said. The Mets could also have traded for Colorado catcher Ramon Hernandez and Boston's Kelly Shoppach …
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MetsBlog.com, MLB Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Rizzo homers in 10th to lift Cubs over Cardinals — CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. — Starlin Castro led off the 10th with a single against Trevor Rosenthal (0-1) and Rizzo followed with his seventh homer.
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
New York Post:
Mets, Yanks will have to ante up for Wright, Cano — Think about the furor caused by Jeremy Lin leaving New York after 25 games. — Now imagine what this town will sound like if David Wright or Robinson Cano departs as a free agent following next season.
Discussion:
Sliding Into Home, MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
Jeff Wilson / Boston Herald:
Rangers' offense continues to struggle in loss to White Sox — ARLINGTON, Texas — No hitter could be found when the Texas Rangers' clubhouse opened to the media Saturday night. — They weren't ducking the reporters who had gathered to inquire about their inability to deliver a key hit.
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Lone Star Ball
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire Chris Johnson — The Diamondbacks have acquired third baseman Chris Johnson from the Astros for minor league outfielders Marc Krauss and Bobby Borchering, the teams announced. Borchering, 21, was Arizona's first round pick in the 2009 draft while Krauss, 24, was taken in the second round of the same draft.
Discussion:
Baseball America, Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness and AZ Snake Pit
Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Wanting to start, Pirates' Correia seeks trade — HOUSTON — Right-hander Kevin Correia, who last week was taken out of the starting rotation, has asked the Pirates to trade him. “I want to start,” Correia said. “For that to happen, I'll have to go someplace else,”
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, Change for a Nickel and Bucs Dugout
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Keeping the rivalry heated — Teixeira had blast against Padilla — NEW YORK — There is little actual anger in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry these days. Long gone is the time when Carlton Fisk fought with Thurman Munson and it has been eight years since Jason Varitek fed Alex Rodriguez his catcher's mitt.
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Surviving Grady
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Sunday's pitching preview: R.A. Dickey vs. Joe Saunders — R.A. Dickey (13-2, 2.97 ERA) will start for the Mets today. — Dickey was roughed up for four earned runs and eight hits in six innings against the Nationals in his last start, and took his first loss since mid-April as a result.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
With Deadline close, Choo discusses future with team — MINNEAPOLIS — Shin-Soo Choo wants to play in the postseason, and he hoped to be able to do so with the Indians this season. But with trade rumors now swirling, Cleveland's right fielder understands that his chance might come somewhere else.
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MLB Daily Dish
